GOING OUT WITH A BANG: JAMESVILLE’S LAST CUSTOM HARLEY

[weeksy]

https://www.bikeexif.com/harley-davidson-wla-bobber

[bevvo]

That looks proper old. Side valves, girder forks, drum brakes, suicide shift. Like it.

[Rockburner]

I don't know enough about Harley's to be able to see how much work has been done, but it 'looks' like your bog-standard 'Wall of Death' bike to me.

[weeksy]

I don't know enough about Harley's to be able to see how much work has been done, but it 'looks' like your bog-standard 'Wall of Death' bike to me.

Your bog standard one of about a half dozen left on the planet ? lol. That's not bog standard, that's rare and hard to find.

Either way, i love it.

[Rockburner]

I don't know enough about Harley's to be able to see how much work has been done, but it 'looks' like your bog-standard 'Wall of Death' bike to me.

Your bog standard one of about a half dozen left on the planet ? lol. That's not bog standard, that's rare and hard to find.

Well - obviously.

My point was that the 'look' is not as original as the builder might think.

[Nidge]

Like that a lot.

For a long time Harley 45s were cheap, a mate of mine who used to import bikes from the states in the 90s used to use them to top up containers when he didn’t have a full one- they were that cheap. Nowadays a decent 45 (750cc ish)is at least £15k and for the rarer 1200 flat heads £25k seems to be the money

This is what a fairly standard WL 45 looks like:

[Taipan]

Lovely. Dont like the paint colours much though...

[demographic]

I usually can't stand most Harleys* but that looks OK to me.




*To the point where I made this up. Keep meaning to get a T shirt printed up with it on.

[demographic]

Weird that the brake torque arm is on the same side as the sprocket eh?
Not seen that before.


Think some ATK motocrossers (in about 1990 or so) had the rear brake disc mounted on the the front sprocket shaft (Merican "countershaft sprocket) which IIRC lessened unsprung weight and erm... reasons.

They also got chain oil on em and when hot didn't help the sprocket bearing seal.

[Noggin]

Weirdly (for me, not a Harley lover) that is blooming lush.

[Skub]

Nice.

I'm not a Harley fan by any stretch,but that seems done right and I can dig that aspect.

Speaking of Harley fans,is Mr.Longbeard ok these days?

[Mr. Dazzle]

Why two filler caps?

[Skub]

Why two filler caps?

Twin tanks?

[weeksy]

Oil and fuel

[Rockburner]

Weird that the brake torque arm is on the same side as the sprocket eh?
Not seen that before.


Think some ATK motocrossers (in about 1990 or so) had the rear brake disc mounted on the the front sprocket shaft (Merican "countershaft sprocket) which IIRC lessened unsprung weight and erm... reasons.

They also got chain oil on em and when hot didn't help the sprocket bearing seal.

That's the actuating arm, drum brake innit.